Martin's Broadcast Appearances Discussions

GiraffePC

I start to feel disorientated/nauseous when the camera work is jerky (being polite here!) - even Saira didn't make up for it.
The whole thing was reminiscent of those cheap ads where they try to cram the info into 10-quids' worth of air-time.
Great pity - I was really looking forward to serious knowledge on a serious subject.

Skip67

I watched the ITV 1 show last night and noticed that nothing was mentioned re eBay selling fees when comparing online auction sites to car boot sales - I'm a full time eBay seller and the selling fees can average out at approx 12-13% when Paypal receiving fees are taken into account (eBay final value fees are generally around 9.9% and Paypal receiving fees are around 2-3%) - I feel that your programme misled some people by not mentioning these significant costs.

Also, when it was mentioned about the jumper being returned, nothing was said about losing out on the postage costs and possibly having to pay the buyers return postage costs - another significant overhead of selling online.


Equally nothing was mentioned about fees for partaking in car boot sales. I've never been to one so don't know if there are any, but again this wasn't made clear.


I would presume Martin has researchers who should have found all this information out - maybe I should apply to be one?

greenalien_2

Totally agree with Skip67 regarding Ebay and Paypal fees - but there's more - although Paypal fees are deducted when the payment is made, Ebay fees are taken from your designated account up to a month later - can be a nasty surprise if you haven't budgeted for them!
Furthermore, Paypal can claw back the money paid to you if there is a dispute over the sold item - this can particularly be a problem if the item is damaged during shipping, when you get a 4-way dispute between you, as the seller, the buyer, Paypal and the carrier. These disputes can be acrimonious and can drag on for months, and even if you have done nothing wrong, you may be unlucky and have the money taken off you.
Ebay works well 99% of the time; when it doesn't, it can be a costly nightmare - one which you can mitigate by carefully wording your posting, ensuring goods are accurately described, making it clear that any in-transit damage is the buyer's responsibility, but insuring the goods for their full value anyway (although this isn't always possible - carriers have long and extensive lists of 'excluded items' which they will not cover.).
I'm a great fan of Ebay - but a car boot sale is much simpler!

Essenchill

I also agree with skip67 and greenalien - even if these points were not included to make the piece shorter and snappier, you are misleading people into thinking they can make more than they actually can. Fees when it comes to using Ebay and PayPal are not an insignificant part you can skip over, they are a very big part of using the websites and should have been mentioned.

VfM4meplse

I caught Martin's slot on the Jeremy Vine show at lunchtime - his argument against unnecessary spending at Christmas was spot on. Made me feel a bit bah humbug too, but is point was that you're much better off having a happy New Year than an excessive Christmas Day. Listen from 1:08:53 - you can't argue with the logic, but since when was having fun being logical?

mrsmouch2013

Hello Martin,

I was lucky enough to print out the free tickets for the Ideal Home exhibition for week commening 18th - 22nd March.
I remember reading you are to make some appearances but now I can't find the dates, could you help and list the days.

:A

kauma

Could you guys help me, i am looking for some tips to do online shopping. I bought a mobile phone which written dual sim but now when i used it, only one sim works at time and when anyother person call me on another number it say either out or reach or coverage area. When i talked to website customer service they said we cannot take it back. What to do??

I_luv_cats

09/08/2013 BBC Radio 4Any Questions?

Duration: 48 minutesFirst broadcast:Friday 09 August 2013
Nick Robinson presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House, London with Professor Sir Hugh Pennington Emeritus Professor of Microbiology at Aberdeen University, poet Benjamin Zephaniah and Martin Lewis the founder of moneysavingexpert.com.




I normally catch it on a Saturday and for those that like the show might be interested that Martin is on this coming week!

Jenna_Appleseed

^ still getting free advertising for the site on the BBC? *raises eyebrows*

mattytun

Tina Malone is a mess........ Feel sorry for the kid she's having http://www.itv.com/thismorning/hot-topics